Opening Credits: “Book Club,” “Deadpool 2,” “RBG,” “Show Dogs”

Thursday

May 17, 2018 at 2:16 AM

Andrew Shearer @abhcinema

“Book Club”: Energized after their literature group reads the erotic bestseller “Fifty Shades of Grey,” retired friends played by Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen collectively decide to spark up their romantic lives. Co-stars Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, Richard Dreyfuss and Craig T. Nelson are on the other end of these new adventures. 1 hr. 44; PG-13.

“Deadpool 2”: Back in 2016, Fox Studios took a gamble with a decidedly R-rated superhero flick that paid off handsomely (total earnings were reported close to $800 million), guaranteeing we hadn’t seen the last of wisecracking costumed vigilante Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds). “John Wick” director David Leitch was behind this follow-up that introduces the X-Force team. 1 hr. 51; R.

“RBG”: Current Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and pop culture icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the subject of this revelatory documentary directed and produced by Betsy West and Julie Cohen (“American Veteran”). At age 85, Justice Ginsburg’s legacy as a trailblazer for women’s rights helped turn her into a millennial hero. Playing exclusively at Athens Ciné. 1 hr. 37; PG.

“Show Dogs”: “Scooby Doo” director Raja Gosnell knows his way around computer-assisted talking canines, so he’s a natural fit for this live action family comedy that takes place in a future world where dogs and humans are equal. Chris “Ludacris” bridges stars as the voice of Max, a police dog assigned to a prestigious dog show with his human partner, Frank (Will Arnett). 1 hr. 32; PG.

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